diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/tasks.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/tasks.kt
index f9ec6cb956c..86b95072ee3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/tasks.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/tasks.kt
@@ -98,9 +98,13 @@ fun Project.projectTest(taskName: String = "test", body: Test.() -> Unit = {}):
     environment("PROJECT_BUILD_DIR", buildDir)
     systemProperty("jps.kotlin.home", rootProject.extra["distKotlinHomeDir"]!!)
     systemProperty("kotlin.ni", if (rootProject.hasProperty("newInferenceTests")) "true" else "false")
-    System.getProperty("teamcity.build.tempDir")?.let {
+
+    //Temporary workaround for "not enough space" on Teamcity agents: should be fixed soon on Teamcity side
+    val teamcity = rootProject.property("teamcity") as? Map<*, *>
+    (teamcity?.get("teamcity.build.tempDir") as? String)?.let {
         systemProperty("java.io.tmpdir", it)
     }
+
     body()
 }